Research report 2021 - Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart site
Electrohydraulic arachno-bot a fascinating lightweight
Authors
Nicholas Kellaris, Philipp Rothemund, Yi Zeng, Shane K. Mitchell, Garrett M. Smith, Kaushik Jayaram, Christoph Keplinger
Departments
Max-Planck-Institut für Intelligente Systeme, Standort Stuttgart, Stuttgart
Summary
The impressive locomotion and manipulation capabilities of spiders have inspired many a roboticist to build machines mimicking these fascinating animals. A team of scientists at Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart and the University of Colorado Boulder has developed highly advanced joints inspired by spiders' legs and used them to build lightweight and delicate robots that raise the bar in the field of bioinspired robotics.